Since 1982, the Gay Games have brought together people from all over the world, promoting diversity, respect, equality, and solidarity. To join hands, participate in sports and cultural events and much much more- all festivities designed to encourage diversity, inclusion, and tolerance across Asia. This is why we are encouraging everyone to attend the upcoming Gay Games in Paris, hosted from 4 to 12 August 2018. We are excited to participate and see Paris’s spin on the world’s largest sporting and cultural event open to all, known as the Gay Games.

The Paris 2018 Gay Games will begin with a magnificent opening ceremony at the Jean Bouin Stadium followed by an all night gala opening Party in the Grand Palais, one of Paris’s most prestigious monuments. Every day of the 9 day festival will be filled with entertainment until 10pm around the heart of the city, City Hall Plaza.

Over 36 sports events are planned with 500 competitions, 15 000 participants and 70 countries being represented. The Pink Flamingo highlight and big Aquatic finish is not to be missed- this event always sells out! The Pink Flamingo will be preceded by a women’s water polo demonstration, the final of the men’s water polo tournament and a synchronized swimming demonstration.

Cultural events include Ballet, Music, Fashion Shows, and Visual Arts exhibitions, finishing with an Argentine Tango demonstration at the Grand Ball hosted in front of City Hall.

The Paris 2018 Gay Games will be an experience that will change your life! The only registration requirement is to be 18 years or older on the day of the Opening Ceremony. Otherwise, participation is open to everyone, without any selection criteria or eliminations. So head on over to https://www.paris2018.com and register today!

The summer of 2016 was a remarkable one for Out in HK, the local Hong Kong-based group behind the successful bid for Gay Games Hong Kong 2022. This was the time the idea of hosting the Gay Games in Hong Kong first came to light. A couple months later Douglas White, PRDA founder and Business Director became involved, and together with his team of social media experts, started generating fresh content including weekly blogs, daily posting on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Sina Weibo and WeChat as well as KOL outreach and Fan engagement and growth. As part of Gay Games Hong Kong 2022’s (GGHK2022) all volunteer team, PRDA helped get nearly 25,000 Facebook followers, and 13,000 Instagram followers with a monthly reach of over 1.5 million fans! In China the GGHK2022 Sina Weibo winning announcement post had over 67,000 readings!

The first step however, was the monumental task of preparing the Gay Games Hong Kong 2022 bid book… The 300 page book that resulted in Hong Kong being shortlisted to host the Gay Games in April 2017! This was a monumental step in the road leading to GGHK2022’s success. There was much time and effort put into the Bid Book’s preparation; from gathering and verifying intel and photos from the various sporting and cultural venues, to networking and gaining letters of recommendation, and finally spell checking, assembling and editing the entire book to be sent for printing. PRDA’s Bid Book contributions included working with GGHK2022 project manager David Wong (who did an amazing job organizing everything!), reviewing and editing the entire book as well as contributing written content.

After the bid book came the task of preparing for a Hong Kong site inspection visit by key members of the Gay Games Federation in May 2017 and a final presentation by the shortlisted cities in October 2017– leading to the announcement of Hong Kong being officially chosen in huge ceremony in Paris, October 2017!

It’s now been over a year since PRDA, Asia’s leading social media agency, was asked to join Gay Games Hong Kong 2022’s team, and it’s been an incredible journey. We are so proud to have been part of their success! The social media experts at PRDA are still preparing daily social media content for GGHK2022 in Traditional Chinese, English, and Mandarin as well as generating reach, fan growth and engaging with fans on all platforms.

It is important to work out, so as to remain healthy and fit. To maximize your performance, utime Fitness Studios in Kennedy Town offers a wide selection of supplements. These dietary supplements can work wonders towards boosting your health state and skyrocketing your physical performance.

Best Supplements Your Body Requires

Your body needs vitamins and nutrients on a daily basis. You can get most of them through a balanced, healthy diet, but the truth is that most people neglect to eat healthy. Even if they try to eat right, they do not succeed 100% of the time. Plus, there are times when people require extra nutrients and vitamins– whether a deficiency or you simply want to hit your fitness goals much faster. This is where science and reliable dietary supplements are needed.

Vitamin C is a truly invaluable vitamin, as it enables you to build up your immune system. This is the reason why when you are sick, it’s important to load up in Vitamin C. Besides that, it produces hemoglobin, which is responsible for transferring oxygen to every cell in the body.

Coenzyme Q10, or CoQ10 for short, is a great asset for your body. It removes free radicals, due to its antioxidant properties. Apart from that, this nutrient enables mitochondria boost your energy levels. This is why CoQ10 is an essential part of your workout routine.

Vitamin D is another valuable supplement for peak health. Vitamin D assists in absorbing calcium– just one reason why it is so important. It also regulates bone structure, and its deficiency can cause severe problems, including fatigue. Some studies have proven a direct correlation between lack of Vitamin D and depression or obesity.

Fiber plays a crucial role for your overall health state and your increased athletic performance. One of the best benefits of fiber is the feeling of satiety it offers. Upon having consumed fiber, you immediately feel less hungry. In addition, it improves your digestion, gut health, and allows your body to absorb nutrients better.

You can exercise all day, but if your body is not receiving the right nutrients, in the right amounts, then it can be difficult to achieve your fitness goals. For additional information, please stop by utime Fitness Studios in Kennedy Town and speak with our friendly staff. We also have certified fitness trainers on hand to help you reach your fitness goals and with unique studio designs and 24 hour access 7 days a week, queueing for machines is a thing of the past. Enjoy our 24 hour fitness center and a very friendly NO CONTRACT monthly membership today!

Primasia Corporate Services Limited is dedicated to helping different companies all over the world to set-up their operations in the Chinese e-commerce market. The Chinese E-Commerce Market is undeniably one of the most lucrative and fastest growing web industries in the world. China has a population of 1.4 billion, including 850 mobile internet users, which offers big opportunities for savvy international brands that wish to expand their business. The future of e-commerce most certainly lies east, not west.

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When looking at the online retail market in China, you’ll notice 2 big players monopolizing most of the internet retail market– TMALL and JD. TMALL occupies approximately 50% of the market share, whilst JD occupies nearly 25% of the market share. Thus building an online shop through TMALL and JD is the most common way to start your online business in China.

One big advantage of having an online store on TMALL, which is based on CBEC platform, is that the market entry barriers are low. There is no need to set up a legal entity in mainland China. You should hire a professional, like the experts at Primasia, to assist in preparing a proposal to TMALL and help with business negotiations. You see, for the mainstream platforms like TMALL, the CBEC is invitation only. There is no official online application process for interested clients. That is why it is essential to have allies by your side to help smooth the way for your business to enter the Chinese e-commerce market.

Primasia is able to provide full e-commerce services to their clients, including building up an online store on TMALL Global, running and managing the online shop along with customer support including maintaining chat channels, coordinating the orders and fulfillment process, and providing a single point of contact responsible for Quality, Reporting, General advice on optimization potential.

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Lingonberries are the national fruit of Scandinavia, an abundant wild fruit free for the taking by anyone with a basket and a little patience. Lingonberries pair beautifully with Scan’s flower-fed pork— all you need is a little Omega 3 Pork Belly, simply prepared with some salt and herbs, then plate with a few roasted vegetables and Lingonberry sauce drizzled on top. Magnific!

Lingonberries are produced by low, evergreen shrubs throughout Scandinavia’s forests, and are much smaller and juicier than their distant cousin, the cranberry. Lingonberries are the last berries to ripen in Autumn. Although lingonberries look bright red and attractive on the bushes, they are not good candidates for eating raw as they are quite tart and bitter. Sugar transforms them into a delicious sauce that goes well with pork and fish and is also enjoyed with bread, pancakes, desserts and preserves– or even cocktails! Here is a simple lingonberry sauce recipe:

Simple Lingonberry Sauce

Ingredients

4 cups lingonberries

1⁄2 cup water

1 cup sugar

Directions

Wash berries and place in saucepan; add water and heat to boiling.

Add sugar; stir to dissolve.

Simmer for 10 minutes, then remove from heat. Once off heat, stir sauce for several minutes while it cools. Serve either warm or cold.

Scan’s award-winning flower-fed pork has been featured in over 40 restaurants across Hong Kong and is now available at many ParknShop TASTE Supermarkets throughout Hong Kong. This is a great time to try delicious, juicy and tender Nordic pork, which is simple to cook to perfection, in any of your favorite meat recipes. We’ve also been hosting tastings of Scan’s tender and tasty pork each weekend at various ParknShop locations across Hong Kong through the end of 2017. Please follow Scan on Facebook for updates on specific location details.

The Asian Youth Orchestra was designed to celebrate the excellence of local, young musicians and encourage new generations of talented individuals, offering opportunities for Asia’s brightest young musicians for advanced study and performance in an international environment. Whether your child loves to perform or prefers singing in the shower, he or she can score some big benefits from music education.

Music education at an early age will help children in many ways. Therefore, not only the children who are preparing for a music career should be introduced to music. So, why exactly is music education important, especially for children? Read on…

Learning how to create music involves so much more than the voice or fingers playing an instrument. Music is a a very integrating, stimulating pastime or activity that can enhance concentration levels, ability to make logical decisions, and memory. Children who study music also tend to have larger vocabularies, advanced reading skills and are better able to work together as a team. Teamwork is very important as your musical skill progresses!

Daily music practice cultivates patience and discipline, as the student learns to set and follow schedules, meet deadlines, and is consistently practicing for better results. For children, these traits can assist them in becoming successful later in life– whether pursuing a musical career or not. Another, often desired, trait that children pick up during music lessons is calmness. The learned patience and discipline helps to maintain and improve the ability to stay calm and composed in social settings.

Musical training is associated with an increased in imagination and creativity. These creative individuals utilize their creativity in every part of their lives, whether it’s their job or a recreational activity.

The Asian Youth Orchestra 2018 Auditions are now open for registration. Aspiring musicians do not miss this exciting opportunity to join #AYOHK in their annual three-week international concert tour with celebrated conductors and solo artists! Click here for details.

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